State profile · Below median Poor share

Texas bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Texas.

56,729
Public bridges
51.4%
Good condition
1.2%
Poor condition

Texas holds 56,729 public highway bridges (#1 of 52 by inventory) with a 1.23% Poor share (#50 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 1.2% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 3 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

56,729

Public highway bridges in Texas

Good Condition

51.4%

29,129 bridges rated 7-9

1.4pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

1.2%

695 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-6.3pp vs national avg 7.5%

Texas vs national bridge condition

Texas - Good condition share 51.4%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Texas - Poor-condition share 4.1%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Texas in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Texas has 56,729 bridges and a 1.2% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #3 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Texas has 56,729 bridges and a 1.2% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #3 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Texas vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

56,729 1st of 54 the highest of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Texas

The highlighted point is Texas: 56,729 bridges and 1.23% in Poor condition, rank #3 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Texas on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Nevada: 2,099 bridges · 1.14% Poor
  • Arizona: 8,573 bridges · 1.15% Poor
  • Texas: 56,729 bridges · 1.23% Poor
  • Delaware: 872 bridges · 1.26% Poor
  • Georgia: 15,069 bridges · 1.59% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Texas

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 56,729 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Texas’s inventory

State agency holds 62.9% of the 56,729 public highway bridges filed under Texas in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Texas’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 13.5% of the 56,729 bridges with a recorded original year in Texas. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Texas51.3%47.4%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Texas (FHWA NBI)

Counties (252)

Anderson 176 Andrews 2 Angelina 183 Aransas 22 Archer 125 Armstrong 11 Atascosa 176 Austin 214 Bailey 4 Bandera 67 Bastrop 282 Baylor 57 Bee 130 Bell 660 Bexar 2342 Blanco 63 Borden 52 Bosque 145 Bowie 331 Brazoria 618 Brazos 370 Brewster 114 Briscoe 18 Brooks 52 Brown 223 Burleson 122 Burnet 108 Caldwell 206 Calhoun 101 Callahan 153 Cameron 355 Camp 40 Carson 33 Cass 145 Castro 10 Chambers 152 Cherokee 196 Childress 91 Clay 133 Cochran 1 Coke 99 Coleman 150 Collin 1127 Collingsworth 65 Colorado 252 Comal 231 Comanche 212 Concho 75 Cooke 283 Coryell 204 Cottle 80 Crane 19 Crockett 160 Crosby 15 Culberson 139 Dallam 22 Dallas 3230 Dawson 5 DeWitt 263 Deaf Smith 26 Delta 99 Denton 991 Dickens 73 Dimmit 74 Donley 68 Duval 121 Eastland 234 Ector 144 Edwards 26 El Paso 783 Ellis 691 Erath 198 Falls 308 Fannin 307 Fayette 371 Fisher 145 Floyd 10 Foard 60 Fort Bend 795 Franklin 74 Freestone 167 Frio 146 Galveston 344 Garza 51 Gillespie 134 Glasscock 28 Goliad 126 Gonzales 284 Gray 79 Grayson 513 Gregg 214 Grimes 245 Guadalupe 296 Hale 48 Hall 117 Hamilton 119 Hansford 36 Hardeman 77 Hardin 167 Harris 4029 Harrison 269 Hartley 17 Haskell 80 Hays 272 Hemphill 35 Henderson 216 Hidalgo 405 Hill 405 Hockley 3 Hood 83 Hopkins 250 Houston 196 Howard 144 Hudspeth 131 Hunt 456 Hutchinson 50 Irion 50 Jack 135 Jackson 170 Jasper 179 Jeff Davis 134 Jefferson 457 Jim Hogg 29 Jim Wells 186 Johnson 404 Jones 168 Karnes 144 Kaufman 452 Kendall 112 Kenedy 17 Kent 32 Kerr 174 Kimble 149 King 45 Kinney 38 Kleberg 60 Knox 51 La Salle 146 Lamar 307 Lamb 11 Lampasas 91 Lavaca 262 Lee 139 Leon 160 Liberty 231 Limestone 280 Lipscomb 38 Live Oak 217 Llano 84 Loving 4 Lubbock 242 Lynn 5 Madison 121 Marion 59 Martin 19 Mason 84 Matagorda 192 Maverick 122 McCulloch 118 McLennan 714 McMullen 63 Medina 214 Menard 63 Midland 135 Milam 191 Mills 68 Mitchell 140 Montague 234 Montgomery 710 Moore 26 Morris 70 Motley 51 Nacogdoches 237 Navarro 345 Newton 157 Nolan 166 Nueces 528 Ochiltree 31 Oldham 50 Orange 179 Palo Pinto 237 Panola 142 Parker 350 Parmer 26 Pecos 470 Polk 210 Potter 181 Presidio 75 Rains 53 Randall 101 Reagan 28 Real 28 Red River 163 Reeves 213 Refugio 136 Roberts 22 Robertson 137 Rockwall 107 Runnels 158 Rusk 280 Sabine 93 San Augustine 94 San Jacinto 78 San Patricio 235 San Saba 90 Schleicher 33 Scurry 138 Shackelford 78 Shelby 176 Sherman 29 Smith 427 Somervell 28 Starr 64 Stephens 115 Sterling 54 Stonewall 50 Sutton 92 Swisher 69 Tarrant 2617 Taylor 419 Terrell 53 Terry 5 Throckmorton 53 Titus 158 Tom Green 310 Travis 1544 Trinity 81 Tyler 134 Upshur 139 Upton 39 Uvalde 103 Val Verde 113 Van Zandt 249 Victoria 344 Walker 163 Waller 177 Ward 54 Washington 232 Webb 383 Wharton 372 Wheeler 104 Wichita 399 Wilbarger 151 Willacy 124 Williamson 1170 Wilson 139 Winkler 5 Wise 264 Wood 120 Young 109 Zapata 36 Zavala 72

Texas vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Texas on the same metric.

NV

Nevada

1.14% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,099

AZ

Arizona

1.15% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,573
Selected

TX

Texas

1.23% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$56,729

DE

Delaware

1.26% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$872

GA

Georgia

1.59% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,069

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Texas

Six lowest-condition bridges in Texas, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

CR 1565

Poor

Over: TIMBER CREEK

0.3 MI SE OF FM 898, Fannin, TX

Built 1987 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

CR 4020

Poor

Over: CANEY CREEK

0.6 MI S OF US 82, Fannin, TX

Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 70

CR 3805

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.9 MI W OF SH 11, Fannin, TX

Built 1997 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

Shelby Ave

Poor

Over: Farber Creek Branch

0.6 Mi E of SH 66, Hunt, TX

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2,410

CR 385 (16300)

Poor

Over: Little Sandy Creek

1.1 Mi N of FM 196, Lamar, TX

Built 1994 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

CR 15500

Poor

Over: Big Sandy Creek

1.0 Mi E of FM 1497, Lamar, TX

Built 1996 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

All Bridges in Texas

FM 560

Fair

Over: DRAW

1.80 MI N OF IH 30, Bowie, TX

Built 1994 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,204

FM 992

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1.80 MI N OF US 82, Bowie, TX

Built 1996 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 566

FM 992

Fair

Over: HOLLY CREEK

5.70 MI N OF US 82, Bowie, TX

Built 1996 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 146

FM 989

Fair

Over: CHEATHAM BRANCH

0.27 MI S OF IH 30, Bowie, TX

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,920

FM 1398 WEST

Fair

Over: BARKMAN CREEK

1.60 MI N OF IH 30, Bowie, TX

Built 1991 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 444

FM 1398

Fair

Over: E JONES CREEK

0.20 MI N OF IH 30, Bowie, TX

Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 742

FM 1701

Fair

Over: YOUNG CREEK

2.30 MI W OF US 259, Bowie, TX

Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 739

FM 2149

Fair

Over: RICE CREEK

1.00 MI SW OF SH 8, Bowie, TX

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 230

FM 2149

Fair

Over: RICE CREEK RELIEF

1.10 MI W OF SH 8, Bowie, TX

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 230

FM 2149

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

1.60 MI E OF SH 8, Bowie, TX

Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 878

FM 2253

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

2.20 MI N OF IH 30, Bowie, TX

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 206

FM 2148

Fair

Over: RAIN CREEK

0.50 MI E OF FM 2253, Bowie, TX

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,870

FM 3527

Fair

Over: CORRAL CREEK

0.70 MI S OF SH 93, Bowie, TX

Built 1998 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,831

FM 3378

Fair

Over: RED BAYOU

1.10 MI N OF US 82, Bowie, TX

Built 1979 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,121

FM 2789

Fair

Over: DRAW

1.70 MI N OF US 82, Bowie, TX

Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 195

SH 11

Fair

Over: DRAW

3.30 MI E OF US 271, Camp, TX

Built 1925 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,151

US 271

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

2.25 MI S OF FM 3384, Camp, TX

Built 1975 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,371

LP 238

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

AT JCT WITH US 271, Camp, TX

Built 1991 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,321

FM 993

Fair

Over: DRAW

1.90 MI E OF FM 1975 S, Camp, TX

Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 301

FM 1975

Fair

Over: ELLISON BRANCH

1.30 MI S OF FM 557, Camp, TX

Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100

FM 2254

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

1.30 MI SE OF FM 993, Camp, TX

Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 979

SH 8

Fair

Over: LOST CREEK

1.45 MI S OF FM 995, Cass, TX

Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,518

SH 8

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

3.10 MI S OF FM 995, Cass, TX

Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,518

US 59

Fair

Over: KENNEDY BRANCH

1.20 MI S OF FM 3129, Cass, TX

Built 1947 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 13,244

SH 11

Fair

Over: JIMS BAYOU

1.05 MI W OF SH 8, Cass, TX

Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,804

SH 11

Fair

Over: PRUITT CREEK

5.30 MI W OF FM 130, Cass, TX

Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,475

SH 77

Fair

Over: WHITE OAK BRANCH

0.40 MI NW OF US 59, Cass, TX

Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,532

SH 155

Fair

Over: CANNON CREEK

11.0 MI SW OF US 59, Cass, TX

Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,888

SH 155

Fair

Over: ALLEY CREEK

0.10 MI SW OF FM 161, Cass, TX

Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,098

FM 1399

Fair

Over: KIRKLAND CREEK

5.30 MI NW OF SH 8, Cass, TX

Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 138

FM 1399

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

4.65 MI NW OF SH 8, Cass, TX

Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 138

FM 125

Fair

Over: BEACH CREEK

1.70 MI SE OF US 59, Cass, TX

Built 1968 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 900

FM 251

Fair

Over: BEACH CREEK

3.70 MI S OF SH 77, Cass, TX

Built 1968 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 623

FM 3129

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

2.45 MI NW OF FM 251, Cass, TX

Built 1982 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,146

FM 3129

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK TRIBUTARY

3.95 MI N OF FM 251, Cass, TX

Built 1987 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,146

FM 3129

Fair

Over: LINE CREEK

2.30 MI N OF SH 77, Cass, TX

Built 1976 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 815

FM 2327

Fair

Over: BARNWELL CREEK

0.50 MI E OF US 59, Cass, TX

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 401

FM 2327

Fair

Over: BAKER CREEK

1.15 MI E OF US 59, Cass, TX

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 401

FM 2791

Fair

Over: BUTLER CREEK

3.20 MI W OF US 59, Cass, TX

Built 1967 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 817

FM 130

Fair

Over: ARBERY BRANCH

0.05 MI W OF FM 250, Cass, TX

Built 1976 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 560

FM 3129

Fair

Over: BAKER CREEK RELIEF

1.45 MI E OF US 59, Cass, TX

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,973

FM 3129

Fair

Over: BAKER CREEK

1.50 MI E OF US 59, Cass, TX

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,973

US 59

Fair

Over: HARRIS LAKE RELIEF

1.00 MI N OF US 80, Harrison, TX

Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 19,664

US 59

Fair

Over: DRAW

4.75 MI N OF LP 390, Harrison, TX

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,113

US 59

Fair

Over: WOOD BRANCH

3.30 MI N OF LP 390, Harrison, TX

Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,113

FM 1186

Fair

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK RELIEF

1.6 MI SE OF US 59, Harrison, TX

Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 661

FM 1186

Fair

Over: TAYLOR BRANCH

2.3 MI SE OF US 59, Harrison, TX

Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 661

US 59

Fair

Over: COLLIERS CREEK

0.1 MI S OF FM 2625, Harrison, TX

Built 1970 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,738

US 59

Fair

Over: DRAW

1.15 MI S OF IH 20, Harrison, TX

Built 1976 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,690

US 80 WB

Fair

Over: MASON CREEK

0.30 MI E OF LP 281, Harrison, TX

Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,021

Showing 5,701-5,750 of 56,729 bridges

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Texas Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.